EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is firing more than a dozen key officials who worked on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team to prosecute President Trump, Fox News Digital has learned.

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Long-time Justice Department immigration attorney James McHenry will serve as acting U.S. attorney general until President Donald Trump's pick, Pam Bondi, can be confirmed by the Senate,

Abrupt firings, senior officials demoted, and career employees left reeling -- US President Donald Trump is taking a sledgehammer to a Justice Department he accuses of unjustly prosecuting him. Across the Justice Department a number of high-ranking officials have been demoted or reassigned in moves by the new administration that have unsettled career employees.

In termination letters sent to more than a dozen officials, acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to faithfully implement the President's agenda."

A Justice Department official ... confirmed the terminations were made by acting Attorney General James McHenry. The prosecutors who were affected by the terminations were not immediately identified.

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Long-time Justice Department immigration attorney James McHenry will serve as acting U.S. attorney general until President Donald Trump's pick, Pam Bondi ...

The acting attorney general moved on Monday to fire several Justice Department officials who ... acting Attorney General James McHenry wrote that he did not believe they "could be trusted to ...

Immigration Attorney James McHenry to Temporarily Lead Justice Dept, Official Says By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Long-time Justice Department immigration attorney James McHenry will ...

About a dozen Justice Department employees who worked for former special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation of Donald Trump are being fired.

The Trump Justice Department has ousted more than a dozen employees involved in criminal investigations concerning President Trump. This move, led by acting Attorney General James McHenry, showcases the administration's effort to remove staff perceived as disloyal while sparking significant upheaval within the department.

The lawyers were part of former special counsel Jack Smith's team which brought two cases against the president.